The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Don't judge a book by its cover

A man's a man. But when you see a king, you see the work of many thousand men.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families.

Plainness has its peculiar temptations and vices quite as much as beauty.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Don't you meddle with me, and I won't meddle with you.

I always wondered if they’d change you.

But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what’s going on in his heart and mind.

Y'ever notice how you never seem to get laid on Thanksgiving? I think it's because all the coats are on the bed.

Bedtime is daytime, and we come into bloom after midnight.

Once I get in my mind that it's going to go "da da da dadada da da," then it's kind of like filling in the blanks.

I have a single track mind. I work on an idea for a long time. It's like getting acquainted with a person, and I don't get acquainted easily.

You will find yourself in the Quran, I guarantee you.

There are no great acts, only small acts done with great love

INTO THE WILD was a lot of fun, but challenging, 'cause you can get lost in the movement.

The most potent elements in a work of art are, often, its silences.